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April 6, 1897
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The 1897 Wisconsin Supreme Court election was held on Tuesday, April 6, 1897, to elect a justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court for a ten-year term. Incumbent justice Roujet D. Marshall, who was unopposed.
Background
Marshall had held his seat since 1895, when Governor William Upham appointed him to fill a vacancy on the court.[1] He was thereafter elected in a special election held in 1896.[2] He faced no opposition in either of those elections.
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| General election (April 6, 1897) | |||||
| Nonpartisan | Roujet D. Marshall (incumbent) | 119,397 | 99.85 | ||
| write-ins | scattering | 153 | 0.13 | ||
| Blank ballots | 2,709 | – | |||
| Total votes | 119,572 | 100 | |||
References
- Ranney ¡first=Joseph (July 1, 2003). "Justice Roujet D. Marshall: The World of Buoyant Opportunism". Wisconsin Lawyer. 76. State Bar of Wisconsin. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- Ostermeier, Eric (April 11, 2011). "The Incumbency Advantage in Wisconsin Supreme Court Elections". Smart Politics. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
- The Wisconsin Blue Book 1899 (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1899. p. 378. Retrieved April 18, 2025.